Rayleigh–Taylor and Richtmyer–Meshkov instability induced flow, turbulence, and mixing. II

Y Zhou - Physics Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) and Richtmyer–Meshkov (RM) instabilities are well-known
pathways towards turbulent mixing layers, in many cases characterized by significant mass …

Turbulence theories and statistical closure approaches

Y Zhou - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
When discussing research in physics and in science more generally, it is common to ascribe
equal importance to the three components of the scientific trinity: theoretical, experimental …

Theory and transport of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

GP Zank, L Adhikari, P Hunana, D Shiota… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The theory of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (NI MHD) was developed
largely in the early 1990s, together with an important extension to inhomogeneous flows in …

MHD structures, waves and turbulence in the solar wind: Observations and theories

CY Tu, E Marsch - Space Science Reviews, 1995 - Springer
A comprehensive overview is presented of recent observational and theoretical results on
solar wind structures and fluctuations and magnetohydrodynamic waves and turbulence …

[HTML][HTML] Proton and electron mean free paths: The Palmer consensus revisited

JW Bieber, WH Matthaeus, CW Smith… - … Journal, Part 1 …, 1994 - adsabs.harvard.edu
We present experimental and theoretical evidence suggesting that the mean free path of
cosmic-ray electrons and protons may be fundamentally different at low to intermediate (less …

Self-consistent coronal heating and solar wind acceleration from anisotropic magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

SR Cranmer, AA Van Ballegooijen… - The Astrophysical …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a series of models for the plasma properties along open magnetic flux tubes
rooted in solar coronal holes, streamers, and active regions. These models represent the …

Turbulence in the sub-Alfvénic solar wind

GP Zank, LL Zhao, L Adhikari, D Telloni… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) entered a region of sub-Alfvénic solar wind during
encounter 8, and we present the first detailed analysis of low-frequency turbulence …

Spectral anisotropy in 2D plus slab magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in the solar wind and upper corona

GP Zank, M Nakanotani, LL Zhao… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The 2D+ slab superposition model of solar wind turbulence has its theoretical foundations in
nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (NI MHD) in the plasma beta∼ 1 or≪ 1 …

Turbulence in space plasmas: Who needs it?

WH Matthaeus - Physics of Plasmas, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The complex nonlinear dynamical phenomenon described as turbulence, is known to have
a great impact on fluids, magnetohydrodynamic systems, and on plasmas. This paper …

Dissipation range dynamics: Kinetic Alfvén waves and the importance of β e

RJ Leamon, CW Smith, NF Ness… - Journal of Geophysical …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
In a previous paper we argued that the dam** of obliquely propagating kinetic Alfvén
waves, chiefly by resonant mechanisms, was a likely explanation for the formation of the …